NEWS FROM VICTOR VALLEY WASTEWATER RECLAMATION AUTHORITY

JANUARY 10, 2011
 

The community of Spring Valley Lake is unaffected by the recent damage to sewer infrastructure that caused wastewater to leak into the Mojave River, because the community is upstream of the damaged pipe.

The damaged portion of pipeline is located just beneath Highway 18 where it crosses the Mojave River. Over the weekend the Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority completed a bypass of the damaged portion of pipeline putting an end to the leak and making way for repairs.

Due to the significant and unprecedented storm event that overwhelmed the Victor Valley last week, the Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority sustained damage to several of its interceptors. It appears that record flows in the Mojave River caused sand and debris to infiltrate the system causing a blockage. As a result, a mixture of river water and wastewater was being released below the surface of the Mojave River. The majority of the wastewater was still contained within the pipeline.

VVWRA will continue to update Spring Valley Lake Home Owner's Association General Manager Jon Sabo on the situation. A bypass of VVWRA's main interceptor has already been completed significantly reducing the leak and a bypass of Apple Valley's main line is expected at any time, which will end the seepage entirely.

The Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority is an independent agency that is equally governed by leaders from its member agencies, which include Apple Valley, Hesperia, Victorville, Oro Grande and Spring Valley Lake.

For more information contact: RYAN ORR 760.486.0308